With a resurgent interest in the Irish language through the establishment of TG4, the development of Gaelscoileanna and the recent publication of the Governnment’s 20-year strategy which aims to have 250,000 people speaking Irish on a daily basis by 2030, the Language Commissioner Seán Ó Cuirreáin looks at the issues involved in protecting and promoting the national language.

The Commissioner is the independent Irish language ombudsman appointed by the President on the advice of Government following the recommendation of the Houses of the Oireachtas.